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1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai.
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This is the lineage of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 And these the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;
3 These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.
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these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to minister as priests.
4 Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father.
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Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unholy fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
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Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him.
7 And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,
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They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle;
8 And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.
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they shall be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the Israelites as they do service at the tabernacle.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,
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You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites.
10 To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death.
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But you shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
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I hereby accept the Levites from among the Israelites as substitutes for all the firstborn that open the womb among the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine,
13 For every firstborn is mine: since I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt: I have sanctified to myself whatsoever is firstborn in Israel both of man and beast, they are mine: I am the Lord.
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for all the firstborn are mine; when I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both human and animal; they shall be mine. I am the Lord.
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:
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Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:
15 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward.
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Enroll the Levites by ancestral houses and by clans. You shall enroll every male from a month old and upward.
16 Moses numbered them as the Lord had commanded.
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So Moses enrolled them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
17 And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath Merari.
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The following were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 The sons of Gerson: Lebni and Semei.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 The sons of Caath: Amram, and Jesaar, Hebron and Oziel:
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The sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 The sons of Merari, Moholi and Musi.
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The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral houses.
21 Of Gerson were two families, the Lebnites, and the Semeites:
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To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
22 Of which were numbered, people of the male sex from one month and upward, seven thousand five hundred.
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Their enrollment, counting all the males from a month old and upward, was seven thousand five hundred.
23 These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,
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The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
24 Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.
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with Eliasaph son of Lael as head of the ancestral house of the Gershonites.
25 And their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the covenant:
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The responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was to be the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
26 The tabernacle itself and the cover thereof, the hanging that is drawn before the doors of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the curtains of the court: the hanging also that is hanged in the entry of the court of the tabernacle, and whatsoever belongeth to the rite of the altar, the cords of the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof.
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the hangings of the court, the screen for the entrance of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords—all the service pertaining to these.
27 Of the kindred of Caath come the families of the Amramites and Jesaarites and Hebronites and Ozielites. These are the families of the Caathites reckoned up by their names:
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To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites.
28 All of the male sex from one month and upward, eight thousand six hundred: they shall have the guard of the sanctuary,
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Counting all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.
29 And shall camp on the south side.
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The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30 And their prince shall be Elisaphan the son of Oziel:
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with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as head of the ancestral house of the clans of the Kohathites.
31 And they shall keep the ark, and the table and the candlestick, the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary, wherewith they minister, and the veil, and all the furniture of this kind.
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Their responsibility was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen—all the service pertaining to these.
32 And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary.
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Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.
33 And of Merari are the families of the Moholites, and Musites, reckoned up by their names:
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To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
34 All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.
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Their enrollment, counting all the males from a month old and upward, was six thousand two hundred.
35 Their prince Suriel the son of Abihaiel: their shall camp on the north side.
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The head of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 Under their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the pillars and their sockets, and all things that pertain to this kind of service:
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The responsibility assigned to the sons of Merari was to be the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories—all the service pertaining to these;
37 And the pillars of the court round about with their sockets, and the pins with their cords.
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also the pillars of the court all around, with their bases and pegs and cords.
38 Before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is to say on the east side shall Moses and Aaron camp, with their sons, having the custody of the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of Israel. What stranger soever cometh unto it, shall be put to death.
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Those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east—in front of the tent of meeting toward the east—were Moses and Aaron and Aaron's sons, having charge of the rites within the sanctuary, whatever had to be done for the Israelites; and any outsider who came near was to be put to death.
39 All the Levites, that I Moses and Aaron numbered according to the precept of the Lord, by their f families, of the male kind from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
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The total enrollment of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron enrolled at the commandment of the Lord, by their clans, all the males from a month old and upward, was twenty-two thousand.
40 And the Lord said to Moses: Number the firstborn of the male sex of the children of Israel, from one month and upward, and thou shalt take the sum of them.
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Then the Lord said to Moses: Enroll all the firstborn males of the Israelites, from a month old and upward, and count their names.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites to me for all the firstborn of the children of Israel, I am the Lord: and their cattle for all the firstborn of the cattle of the children of Israel:
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But you shall accept the Levites for me—I am the Lord—as substitutes for all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for all the firstborn among the livestock of the Israelites.
42 Moses reckoned up, as the Lord had commanded, the firstborn of the children of Israel:
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So Moses enrolled all the firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him.
43 And the males by their names, from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
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The total enrollment, all the firstborn males from a month old and upward, counting the number of names, was twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
45 Take the Levites for the firstborn of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.
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Accept the Levites as substitutes for all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.
46 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, of the firstborn of the children of Israel, that exceed the number of the Levites,
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As the price of redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites, over and above the number of the Levites,
47 Thou shalt take five sicles for every bead, according to the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols.
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you shall accept five shekels apiece, reckoning by the shekel of the sanctuary, a shekel of twenty gerahs.
48 And thou shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above.
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Give to Aaron and his sons the money by which the excess number of them is redeemed.
49 Moses therefore took the money of them that were above, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites,
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So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites;
50 For the firstborn of the children of Israel, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary,
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from the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, reckoned by the shekel of the sanctuary;
51 And gave it to Aaron and his sons according to the word that the Lord had commanded him.
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and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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